Virtual reality, 6DoF, 10’
YEAR 2022
ART DIRECTION, PRODUCTION, DEVELOPMENT Mélanie Courtinat
ORIGINAL MUSIC Yatoni
INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION Diversion Cinema
Certain historical events defy representation; they offer no analogies, no precedents in experience. These are catastrophes of a new kind, for which our eyes, our ears, and even our language remain unprepared.
Through the story of a survivor who chose not to evacuate her home, All Unsaved Progress Will Be Lost is a sensorial journey that explores our deepest fears and resilience in the face of unimaginable horrors. Voluntarily confined to a space rendered inhospitable, she recounts her vision of the disaster in a surreal landscape made of concrete and fog, a portrayal of a land where no return to origin is possible.
As the calamity remains undisclosed till the final moments, the looming threat remains silent and unnamed, pushing the viewers to confront their own anxieties about possible future catastrophes.
After premiering in 2022 at the Venice Biennale as part of the Immersive Selection, the project went on to be presented at over twenty exhibitions and festivals worldwide. That same year, it received the Best VR Award at Animafest Zagreb.
